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Death toll rises to 43 in Texas flash flooding

A pickup truck sits damaged after deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas. Photo: Reuters

Death toll rises to 43 in Texas flash flooding

Some 43 people, including 15 children, have been confirmed dead following flash floods in Texas as rescuers continue a frantic search for campers, vacationers and residents still missing.

Companies sentenced after men collapse in toxic gas pit

The pit at Taylorville Resource Park. Photo: Supplied / Worksafe

Companies sentenced after men collapse in toxic gas pit

A Greymouth man still suffers flashbacks from being trapped, unable to breathe, almost two years after rescuing a colleague from a pit of poisonous gas, a court has heard.

Missing Dunedin man found safe and well

Missing Dunedin man found safe and well

A missing 68-year-old Dunedin man has been found safe and well, police say.

Weather finally clearing for sodden Nelson-Tasman

Water pooling on Eighty Eight Valley Road in Wakefield as rain arrives in the Nelson-Tasman...

Weather finally clearing for sodden Nelson-Tasman

The weather is finally expected to gradually improve across the country, after a week in which the Nelson-Tasman region experienced its worst flooding in almost 150 years.

Baby found injured in Foxton Beach dies

Baby found injured in Foxton Beach dies

A six-month-old baby who was found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach house last weekend has now died.

Texas flash floods leave 13 dead, dozens missing

First responders survey rising flood waters of the Guadalupe River after flash flooding in Kerr...

Texas flash floods leave 13 dead, dozens missing

Torrential rains have unleashed deadly flash floods along the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas, killing at least 13 people and initially leaving nearly two-dozen girls missing from a riverfront summer camp

Hamas submits 'positive' response to ceasefire deal

Mass destruction caused by Israeli bombing in northern Gaza. Photo: Reuters

Hamas submits 'positive' response to ceasefire deal

Hamas says it has responded in "a positive spirit" to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and is prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.

Two killed in separate overnight crashes

Two killed in separate overnight crashes

Two people have died after separate crashes on Friday night.

Holland ready to take on France

REPORT: LAINE PRIESTLEY / PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Holland ready to take on France

New All Black Fabian Holland poses for a selfie with fans at the captain’s run at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

Minister weighs in on sewage stoush

Surrey Street Flood Action Group convener Lynne Newell has gone to the Ombudsman to demand...

Minister weighs in on sewage stoush

Health Minister Simeon Brown has waded into the sewage stoush between South Dunedin residents and the city council.

Support grows for return of Southerner

Southern MPs Scott Willis (Green Party), Mark Patterson (NZ First) and Rachel Brooking (Labour)...

Support grows for return of Southerner

Restoring the long-retired Southerner train service from Invercargill to Christchurch has moved a step closer to becoming a reality.

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Fans show love for All Blacks

Highlanders and All Blacks prop Ethan de Groot signs the back of 3-year-old Levi Barsley. PHOTO:...

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Test fever rises as fans show love for All Blacks

A Dunedin rugby fan is hanging out for an All Blacks win tonight, because "who doesn’t love to beat the French?"

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Key issues emerge in countdown to elections

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Key issues emerge in countdown to elections

Affordability, housing and the new hospital — Dunedin voters already have a good idea of the key issues as nominations for local body elections open.

ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’

ORC moving to system where no votes are ‘wasted’

An elections law specialist is urging people not to be too daunted by the Otago Regional Council’s decision to switch to a single transferable vote (STV) system for this year’s council elections.

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Fears dog stolen after missing pet found across town

Portobello resident Lena Stewart-Groot’s children Flynn, 7, Ellie, 5, and Olly Crowley, 9 are...

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Fears dog stolen after missing pet found across town

A Dunedin woman believes her beloved dog was stolen after she was found a very long way from home.

Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar

Maori scholar Dr Ihirangi Heke at Te Whare o Rukutia yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Environment-centred approach best for health: scholar

Putting the environment first is a better way to approach health, a Māori scholar says.

Up, up and away

Up, up and away

Zac Henry pilots a plane during the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival at First Church yesterday, while Maunarongo van der Salm, 7, and Atamaia Shortland, 6, watch him perform his tricks.